The DC universe is expanding in Injustice: Gods Among Us

As April rapidly approaches, the release of NetherRealm’s Injustice: Gods Among Us looms. Ed Boon and company’s take on the DC universe is looking as impressive technically as it is visually. Over the past couple of week’s there have been numerous leaks regarding the playable characters of the game.

The roster is shaping up to be one of the most diverse and interesting we’ve seen in a fighting game. We figured that it was time to catch everyone up to date with a list of the confirmed characters for the game. The playable roster currently stands at 15 of DC’s finest heroes and villains, including:

Bane

Batman

Catwoman

Cyborg

Deathstroke

Flash

Green Arrow

Green Lantern

Harley Quinn

Joker

Lex Luthor

Nightwing

Solomon Grundy

Superman

Wonder Woman

There are also a number of other characters confirmed for the game, but is is unknown if they will appear in playable fashion or just in the form of cameo appearances. Those include:

Aquaman

Ares

Black Adam

Captain Marvel

Doomsday

Raven

Sinestro

The game will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U on April 16, 2013.